With Tee Higgins franchise tagged, Chris Godwin was arguably the top wide receiver available in free agency. He lasted roughly 11 minutes into the legal tampering period before returning home.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed wide receiver Chris Godwin on Monday. After a brutal knee injury ended a productive season, the veteran is returning to Tampa. But Adam Schefter reports that another team was hot on his tail during the tampering period.

Godwin, the Bucs' second-leading all-time receiver, Monday agreed to a three-year, $66 million contract with $44 million guaranteed, two days before the start of the free-agent signing period. After the Bengals used another franchise tag on receiver Tee Higgins, Godwin became the most desirable free-agent receiver in the league.